262 Genera11 direolions far vlamonowils10ffewarsmacssal mary groffe negleet of any one Chriftian duty, in its feafon, of which the confcience is, or may be convinced, may juffly darnpeanddead the lightfomeand fruitful! performance of all the refl. Forexample : Awilling knowne omiffionof pri- vate Prayer, or let reading the Word every day, may inter- cept and reftraine the fweet influence of Gods woonted re- frefhing mercy, and the frutifying beanies of his pleafed countenance from thine heart, in the lifeof all the other or- dinances: an affcaed idleneffe, and difimployment of any one grace in the foule, when feafonable occation calleth for improovement, may blaff the comfortableexercife and fen- fiblecomfort of all the reft. For example : if thou fuffer thy patience ordinarily to fleepe, when thy difavowe'd ?actions begin to breake in upon thee like a torrent, and heate thine heart with their twelling poyfon ; or when Come croffe doth nettle thy defineof cafe : no marvaile though thou finde a faintneffe alfo to feize upon thy faith, brotherly kindneffe, love, zeale, joy, and peace in beleeving, &c. Why then,when thou feeleft thine inward man tobegin to languifh, and the wholebodyof Chriftianity, to grow, as it were, towards a confiimption ; amongft other inquifitions, why doeft thou not alfo feare out of a godly jealoufie, and labour to finde out, whether the coldnetfe of thy charity,and toomuch neg. Ica of releeving the poore members of Iefus Chrift,may oc cation thy fpirituall dampe ? It is the duty and property of every true-hearted Natbaneel, as tohave refpe& to all Gods Commandements, Pfi41. I 19 6. So, though they cannot in perfeaion andheight, yet with truth and fincere endeavour, to haverefpea to a confcionable Life of all the ordinances ; to theperformance of all holy duties, and exercife of all fpiritu- all graces in their due feafons. 2. If the world bath lockedup thine heart, and congea.. 14s7heanilylove led the bowelsof thy compaffions towards the poore ;. let the amiable face the blazeof thineoutwardprofefflon thine never to faire, toe inforitely abborre manage the heartleffe reprefentations of external' holineffe the rigerevjt"6. neverfodemurely keepe the times and taskes of daily du. fearafeit of it. 3 tieswithneverfogreat utterity, ; nay, though thou be able to
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